The 2003 Teachers

of the Year from each school are:

Andrea Fortunato,

Arbor Springs; Tica Spake, Arnall Middle; Sarah Frederick, Arnco-Sargent;

Phyllis Pannell, Atkinson; Pam Marett, Canongate; Barbara Rickles, Central

Educational Center; Cynthia Bennett, East Coweta High; Dr. Carol Turner,

East Coweta Middle; Chrystie Barrett, Eastside.

Other TOTYs

are Sue Brown , Elm Street; Angie Sutton, Jefferson Parkway; Brenda Foyle,

Evans Middle; Karen Peterson, Madras Middle; Marci Fiske, Maggie Brown;

Melanie Perry, Moreland; Kim Wilson, Newnan Crossing; Susan Quesinberry,

Newnan High; Charles Daley, Northgate High.

Other TOTYs

are Robin Kendrick, Northside; Geraldine Moore, Poplar Road; Terri Buckland,

Ruth Hill; Tammye Hicks, Smokey Road Middle; Rick Gemmell, Thomas Crossroads;

Sandi Thompson,Western; Julie Raschen, White Oak; Nancy Williams, Willis

Road; Kevin Gilmore , Winston Dowdell Academy.

The Times-Herald

of Newnan and Regions Bank will once again be Teacher of the Year sponsors.

The 2003 Teacher

of the Year will be named at the May 12 event. This year's Coweta County

Teacher of the Year is Dale Sizemore, who is an art teacher at Newnan

High School.

Coweta's 2001

TOTY, Lorraine Johnson, is currently Georgia's Teacher of the Year and

one of four finalists for National Teacher of the Year. She is one of

twelve Georgia semi-finalists from Coweta since 1986, including two,Nancy

Royal and Jamie Lipscomb, who also went on to be selected as Georgia Teacher

of the Year.

The Coweta

County School System is the only school system in Georgia with three state

teachers of the year.

Teachers of

the Year are selected for the quality of their teaching, professional

development, teaching philosophy and methods, community involvement, and

contributions to education. From the local nominees will come three finalists,

one of whom will be chosen Coweta Teacher of the Year and nominee for

Georgia Teacher of the Year.